New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called for all efforts to be made to push for peace in the world, saying that where there is peace there is hope. In a message for this year’s International Day of Peace, he said the day urges each of [...] Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A training workshop on identifying victims of human trafficking and irregular migrants, aimed at strengthening the capacity of Libyan national institutions to support victims, has ended in Tripoli.Organised by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration [...] Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama is leading the country's delegation to the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), scheduled from 22 to 30 September 2025 in New York.This year’s session is being held under the global theme: “Better Together: 80 Years and More [...] Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Saturday voiced grave alarm at the rapidly deteriorating situation in El Fasher, the besieged capital of North Darfur, warning of mounting risks to civilians trapped in the besieged city.El Fasher has been under a tightening siege by the paramilitary Rapid Support [...] Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, on Saturday met with the African Group at the United Nations (UN) on the margins of 80th UN General Asembly this week. A press release by the AU said he briefed Ambassadors on the Commission’s priorities, [...] Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Friday suspended the bureau chief for Al Arabiya and Al Hadath television, Lina Yagoub, and revoked her credentials, accusing her of professional misconduct that risked national security.A Sudanese media outlet, Sudan Tribune, quoted the Ministry of Information as saying in a statement that the [...] Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - After two years of war in Gaza, the hell its residents are experiencing seems to have no end in sight. As Israel begins a major ground offensive in the north of the Palestinian enclave, all eyes are turning to the UN.On 22 September, at the [...] Full text...

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the Republic of Congo have signed a memorandum of understanding on the hosting and organisation of the Bank’s 2026 Annual Meetings, scheduled to take place from 25-29 May, 2026.Anatole Collinet Makosso, Prime Minister of the Republic of Congo, attended [...] Full text...

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Sudanese conflict has intensified in recent months, according to a report by the UN Human Rights Office, which reports a significant increase in the number of civilians killed, amid growing ethnic violence and a worsening humanitarian situation.The report by the Office of the United Nations [...] Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - A discreet but decisive shift has just taken place at UN headquarters in New York. On Friday, the treaty on the protection of biodiversity in the high seas reached the number of ratifications required to enter into force, two years after its formal adoption.The landmark [...] Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, is in New York to participate in the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80) from 22-30 September.A statement by the AU said while in New York, the Chairperson will hold high-level [...] Full text...